Harvester for beans and the like



J. LECK.

HARVESTER Foa BEANS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED )AN.23. 1919.

1,345,936, Patented July 6, 1920.

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J. LECK.

HARVESTER FOR BEANS AND THE LIKE.

AfIPLlcATloN FILED JAN.23\1919.

l. LECK.

HARVESTER FOR BEANS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.2319\9.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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J. LECK.

HARVESTER FOR BEANS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION HLED MN,23.199.

Patented July 6, 1920.

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J. LECK.

HARVESTER FOR BEANS AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION mio 1m23.191s.

1,345,936, Patented July 6, 1920.

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JOHN LECK, 0F SANTA ANA,

CALIFORNIA.

HARVESTER FOR BEANS AND THE LIKE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application tiled January 28, 1919. Serial No. 272,617.

To all who/ii t may concern:

Be it known that I, JoiiN LEUK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Santa Ana, in the county of Orange and State of California7 have invented a new and useful Harvester for Beans and the like, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to machines or apparatus of the character employed in gathering and shocking beans and the like, and an object of the invention is to make provision for performing these different operations on the beans with a minimum of shaking action on the bean vines so as to avoid shaking out the beans from the pods and thus losing them.

Another object is to provide novel means for picking up the bean or other vines from the field after they have been cut from the stalks.

Another object is to make provisions for gathering the vines in shocks or piles and depositing said shocks at spaced intervals on the field.

.finothei' object is to make provisions for severing the vines during the operation of depositing the shock on the field. so as to prevent the dragging of the vines over the field.

Another object is to provide a novel form of shoeledumping mechanism.

.inother object is to so construct the harvester as to canse the saine to be substantially balanced on the two ground wheels thereof so that the sled runners or frame of the cutting device will be prevented from digging into the ground.

(Ether objects` and advantages will appear in the subjoined detailed description.

The aeeoinpanying drawings illustrate the )invention Ycated by @c5-m5, Fig. 4.

Fig. 6 is a fragmental sectional elevation on line indicated by e6-", Fig. 4.

Patented July 6,1920.

Fig, 7 is an enlarged elevation of the middie portion of the harvester viewed from the' side opposite to that shown in AFi 2.

Fig. 8 is a transverse sectiona elevation..

mainly from the irregular line indicated by .l i i .fvgm8, Fig. 1.

Fig. 9 is a side view of the bearing plate in Fig. 7

Fig. 10 is a fra mental sectional elevation vn th7e irregular Tine indicated by .aim-mim2 1U. Fig. drum and its parts and mounting.

Fig. 12 is a longitudinal tion of Fig. 11.

Fig. 13 is a transverse section of the drum on line indicated bv avm-w13, 12,.the teeth also being shown. l There is provided a traveling sled or 11 is an enlarged elevation othiiqj fro sectional i elevaT f frame 1 carrying rearwardly and inwardly slanting knives 2 for severing thebeanvines from their stalks. The frame 1 and knives 2 substantially correspond to those at .pr .se

ent employed in the cutting of beans and t c sled and knives therefor constitute a bean of the sled may be provided with :if-.caster wheel 5 journaled in a fork 6 which may bc raised and lowered by suitable mechanism indicated in general by the character 7. This raising and lowering mechanism 7 need not be described in detail herein since itA constitutes no part of this present invention. Q5 The VForward ends of the runners 4 are pro vided with hitch hooks 8 for eonnectingtlie harvester to the operating power.

At its rear -end the sled 1 is pivoted by a transversely extending rod 9 to an elevator or conveyer casing 10 which is constructed.` in the form of a trough. The casing 10 projects rearwardly of the sled 1 and also projects forwardly of the pivot 9 between thel sled runners 4. Means are .provided to, swing the casing 10 on its pivot 9 todi'erent angles relative to the trame 1 so as to ,raise or lower the forward end ofv the w i 5. This may be accomplished by any suitb means and inthe drawings the construction shown is as follows: The Asides of the easing.

10 are provided with arms which nos above the top of the casing and said armsv are pivoted atY their upper ends at 12 to the rear ends of links 13 that in turn are pivoted at their forward ends at 14 to arms 15 fixed 24 is pivoted 2at 25 to the arm 19 and isl adapted to selectively engage notches 26 yin a quadrant 27 which is mounted on vthe sled 1. 'The detent 24 is normally held in engagement with any one of the'notches 26 by reason of there being a spring 23 between the handle 19 and llever 21 tending to f hold the lever 21 in such position as to hold the rod 22 downward. being able to adjust the elevation of the front end of the casing 1() relative to. the surface of the field will appear'hereinafter.

rlilhe forward end of the casing sides are provided with downwardly projecting plates 29 in which are journaled the tubular shafts 30 of a drum 31.- rllhe peripheral face of the drum is substantially iiush .with the insideA face of the bottom of the casing 10. The drum 31 is provided with perforations 32 in its periphery and extending into said perforations are teeth 33 which project from collars 34 mounted on the crank 35 of a crank shaft 36. The ends of they crank shaft 36 eXtend through the tubular shafts 30 of the drum and said crank shaft is held stationary by any. suitable means, the drum revolving therearound. in the drawings the crank shaft is held stationary by a set screw 37 engaging the crank shaft and mounted in a bearing 38 which is fastened to the outer face of the adjacent plate 29 by lag screws 39 or the like. The bearing 38 is tubular and thecrank shaft 36 projects thereinto so. that the 'set screw can be tight ened against the crank shaft.' Y

At the ends of the drum 31 are positioned annular guards 40 which are L-shaped in cross. section and which. are fastened by screws 41 or the like to the inner faces of the side walls ofthe casing 10. The annular guards 40 project over the end portions of the drum so as to prevent the vines beingy harvested from catching between the ends of the 'drum and the side. walls of the casing 10. l Itis clear that if the drum 31 be rotated the teeth 33, rotating with the drum, will be ycaused to move in and out relative to.

the' surface of the drum. The crank l 35 projects downwardly andthe teeth 33 are of such lengths that their outer .ends do 'not' project beyond the peripheral face of theV The value of thus to Abracket 67 monnted'onthe sled 1.

drum when the outer ends of the teeth are at the upper portion o f the drum. The aXis of the crank 35'being eccentric to the aXis of the drum, it is clear that when the outer ends of the teeth 33 are at the lower portion Vof the drumv they will project from the face `ward the lowerrand'forward end ofthe casing 1() an d into the path of travel of conveyer fingers 42 projecting fromgan'end less belt 43 which is rove around pulleys or rollers 44,45 mounted onl shafts 46, 47 respectively. When thel roller 44, which is so.y

tight on the shaft 46, is turned it causes the belt to travelfso as to move the fingers 42 on the lower run of the belt upwardand rearward along the bottom of the casing 10. The shaft 47 is provided with a crank 48 on which the roller 45 is loosely mounted and the end portions of the crank shaft 47 are journaled in slots 49 in the rear ends ofY the side members ofthe casing 10. Each lend portion of the shaft 47 outside of the casing 10 is provided with an arm 50 to which is attached a coil springt 51 and said spring is in turn connected by an ear 52 and nuts53 to the outer face of the adjacent side ofthe casing 10. The crank 48 and arm l, 50 are so positioned that the pull of the spring 51 tends to force the crank48 and its roller 45 rearward so las to keep the belt 43 taut. Thus the crank shaft 47, Yarms 5() and spring 51 together constitute a particular form of belttightener. Other forms of belt tighteners may be used in the combination in place of the one described.

Theshaft 46 is provided with a sprocket wheel 54 operated by a sprocket chaiu which rove around. a sprocket wheel 56.

The sprocket vwheel 56A is formed integralwith a clutch member V57 which is shiftably mounted on a shaft 58 journaled in standards 59V mounted onthe sled 1. The clutch member 57 is adapted -to be moved into and out of engagement with a clutch member 6() fixed to the shaft 53 and rotated thereby. The shaft 53 is provided at its outer end with a pinion 61 meshing with an internal gear 62 formed on the hub 63 of one of the 43'to be driven when the harvester `travels gaged by a lever which is pivoted at 66 The lever 65 is adapted to selectively engage 'i ground wheels 13 which thus causes the belt Y notches 68 in a cross bar 69 which connect the upper ends of the standards 59 to one another. When the clutch members are en'-l ga-ged the shifting lever 65 is in one of the notches and when said members are disengaged the lever is in the other notch. By the means just described the eonveyer belt may be operated or not as desired.

In order that the drum 81 may be driven one of the drum shafts 30 is provided with a spur gear 70 meshing with a spur gear 71 mounted on ay stub shaft 72 which projects from the outer face of the plate 29. The spur gear 71 meshes with a spur gear idler 7 3 that is journaled on a stub shaft in the form of a bolt A74, the head end of the bolt engaging a curved slot in the plate and the curvature of the slot conforming to an are of Which the center is located at the axis of the shaft 72 so that the idler gear 7 3 can be adjusted peripherally of the gear 71. The idler gear 73 meshes with a Spur gear v76 which is fixed to the shaft 46 of the roller 44. The shaft 46 when being driven as hereinbefore described, causes driving of the train of gears 70, 71, 7 3 and 76 so as to rotate the drum 31. Whether or not the drum rotates depends upon whether or not rthe clutch members 57, 60 are engaged or not. The hub of the gear 70 projects through a strap 77 fastened by screws 78 or the like to the outer face of the plate 29. The hub of the gear 76 pro` jects through a strap 78 fastened at its ends by bolts 79 which are accommodated in slots 80, said slots extending longitudinally of the plate 29 so that the strap 78 may be adjusted up or down. Such adjustment up or down of the strap 78 of course adjusts the shaft 46 and consequently the roller 44. and by such adjusting means the forward end of the belt 43 may be adjusted toward and from the bottom of the casing 10 so as to regulate the distance between the fingers 42 and casing bottom. When the shaft 46 is adjusted up or down and with it the gear 76, the idler gear 73 may be appropriately adjusted also because of the curved slot 75 hereinbefore described.

lV hen the bean or other vines have been picked up by the teeth 33 and have beenelevated into the path of travel of the iingers 42, it is clear that the vines will be raked from the drum and teethby the fingers and impelled along the bottom 81 of tht` easing l0. The bottom 81 is substantially tangential to the periphery of theV 84,' 85. The sections 84, 85 slide upon 'and are supported by a bracket of any 'suitable construction.4 In the instance shown in the drawings the bracket comprises a substan tially horizontal U-shaped member 86 co11- neeted by upwardly bent end portions 87 and bolts 88 to the casing bottom 81. The bracket also comprises a pair of oppositely' arranged U-shaped members 89 4fastened by straps 90 to the horizontal bracket member 86 and fastened at their upper ends by bolts or scre\vs91 to the outer faces of the casing sides 82. The bracket and table are so arranged that normally the table sections 84, 85 extend beneath the opening 83 in the casing 10.

ln the instance shown in the drawings the table sections 84, constitute the bottom" of a hopper of which the walls 92 are :formed by any suitable material as,'for 1nstance, canvas or the like. The hopper walls 92 may be conveniently fastened 1n place to i ends at 94 to the side edges of the table section 85 are shifting rods 95 which are f pivoted at their forwardfends at96 to one end of levers 97 respectively, said levers be- 5 ing fixed to an operating shaftv 98 supported in bearings 99 that are fastened by bolts 100 'to the easing bottom 81. The other endV of the levers 98 are pivotcd at 101410 the forward ends of shifting rods 102 which are pivoted at their rear ends at 103 to the side` Yedges of the table sections 84.

One ofthe levers 97 is provided 'with an operating arm or extension 104 iwhich is connected by a pivot 105 to one end of a rod 106 that is provided with a downwardly projecting lugr forming an abutment 107.

The rear face of the abutment 107 is in the path of travel of a lever 108 which may be f operated by the footkof the driver of the harvester from the seat 109 that iis mountedl] '5e 011 the sled 1. The leverv 108 is jnrnaled in a bearing 110 mounted on the 1. *The lever lis of U-shape construction und forms a bell crank and when said leven is pushed forward it envages the abutment 107s@ as to move the rol 106 forward to a'certai'n degree. This movement of the 'rod 106 fdoes not affect the levers 97 -for thefrea'son that which the pivot slides so thaffV-lostmothe rod 106 is provided with a slot 111 in i 7les tion may occurbetween the rod O'and lever' 97. Ward end of the slot 111 by a springl llffas tened at one end to said pivot and fastened at its other end'to the'rod 106 Vaeclewrly Normally the pivot 105 is held inthie for# shown in Fig. 5. When the rod 106 Lis 107 as ust described, such movement occurs against the pullof the spring 112 and, when such movement occurs, a hook 113 formed on the forward end of therod 106 is caused to move into the path of travel of an abutment 114 projecting from the inner face of a crank shaft 115 journaled in bearings 116 on the sled, said abutment 114 bein in the form of a stud and there being shoulders 117 on the stud between which Athe rod 106 is adapted to ride. rllhese shoulders 11? aid in guiding the rod 106 but are not absolutely essential to the invention and may be omitted if desired. The crank shaft 115 is provided with a sprocket wheel 118 which is driven by a sprocket chain 119 rove around a sprocket wheel 120 fixed on the axle 16. V1t is now clear that when the rod 106 has been moved forwardly by operation of the crank 108 the crank shaft 115 will engage the hook '113 and cause the rod 106 to .be pulled forwardly, thus causing the rods to be pulled forwardly and the rods 102 to be pushed rearwardly, the result being that the table section 85 is shifted forwardly and the table section 84 rearwardly so as to separate said sections from one another and allow the bean vines deposited on said table to fall through the opening between the sections to the ground.

Resilient means are provided to yieldingly hold the table sections 84, 85 against separation from one another and to move the sections toward one another after they have been Vseparated and these means are formed by coil springs 121 which are fastened at their rear ends to the bracket members 89 and at their forward ends t0 the pivots 96.

To retract the foot operated lever 108 a coil spring 122 is fastened at its forward end tothe lever 108 and at its rear end to the axle 16 or other suitable relatively stationary member. The forward end of therod 106 is provided with a guide in the form of a standard 123 that is provided with avertical slot 124 in which the rod 106 can freely move up and down when engaged by -the crank shaft 115. The standard 123 is mounted on the sled 1. It may here be noted, when 'the hook 113 is not engaged with the crank shaft 115, said crank shaft will merely engage the rod 106 at a point forward of said hook so as to cause the forward end of the rod 106 to reciprocate vertically without pulling said rod endwise, the endwise movement resulting only when the hook 1,13 is engaged by the crank shaft 115.

Means are provided to-sever the vines forming a shock from the following vines discharging from the casing 10 through the opening 83 and such means operate after the shock has been discharged from the table sections 84, 85. These-means may bevariously constructed as regards the broader aspects of the invention, and in the drawings Y the cooperating table sections perform the severing operation and such means are constructed as follows: The forward or meeting edge of the section 84 is formed by a knife 125 adapted to engage the rear edge of the section 85 when the sections are moved toward one another. In the instance shown in the drawings the rear or meeting edge ofthe section 85,l for this purpose, is formed by .a

roller 126 rotative on the pivot 94. 'This roller may belmade of any suitable material ,y that will not tend to dullthe knife, forinstance, of wood or fiber. lt is clear thaty as the bean vines are pushed off 4of the section 85 by forward movement of said section-said vines will roll over the roller 126 and thus turn saidroller so that during the operation ofthe harvester the roller will be worn tion of the knife 125 thereagainst and said knife will vnot, therefore produce ridges in during the cutting operation.y .The knifev 125 is pivoted at 127 to links 128Y which in turn are pivoted at 129 to the'table sectionA 84. lt is thus clear that the knife 125 canY uniformlv around its periphery by the acbe moved endwise and such endwise movel ment may be produced by any suitable means. In this instance the endwise; move.-

diagonally to the longitudinal axis of the plate and opening through the forward edge l of the knife. Said slots 130 are adapted to be engaged by pins 131 vwhich are each -fasiio tened at their ends in ears v132 projecting inward from the sides ofthe lil-shaped ybracket members 86, 89 respectively.v Thus j the pins 131 are held stationary and when the table section 84 is moved by the Asprings 121 toward the table section 85 the pins 131 will be engaged by the rear walls of the "be omitted from the harvester, if desired,

and the cutting of the bean vines from their stalks be effected by a bean Vcutter inde- Thus it is clear pendent of the harvester.

`that the knives 2 form no part ofthispresent invention, though when provided they cooperate therewith so that by the use of the harvester the vines will be cut from the stalks and then gathered into shocks and deposited at intervals on the field, thus performing the various operations with one machine.

lt is preferred 'that the .parts of the harvester positioned rearward of the axle 16 substantially counterbalance the parts in front of said axle, when the driver is on the seat 109; the parts in front of the axle being just enough heavier than the parts rearward thereof to maintain the sides of the sled in contact with the surface 0f the field on which the harvester is operating.

The construction and operation will be clear from the foregoing but the operation may be briefiy described as follows: The harvester will be connected by the draft hooks 8 to suitable draft power and the harvester will be drawn .over the field astride of two rows of bean vines. The knives 2 will sever the bean vines from their stalks, one knife operating on each row. The vines thus cut will be picked up by the teeth 33 of the rotating drum 31 and raised by said drum to within the path of travel of the conveyer fingers 42 which will thereupon rake the vines upward and rearward from the drum alon the casing bottom 81 to the opening 83. he vines after reaching the opening 83 fall downward into the hopper upon the table 84, 85. When, according to the judgment of the operator, sufficient vines have been deposited in the hopper 92 to form a shock, the driver will press forward on the lever 108 so as to cause the hook 113 to be moved into the path of travel of the crank shaft 115 which thereupon causes the rod 106 to be moved quickly forward so as to move the table sections 84, away from one another to open position, thus permitting the shock of bean vines to fall from the hopper upon thefield substantially in alinement with the rows of vines being operated on. The bottom of the slot 124 of the standard 123 forms a stop or abutment 133 upon which the rod 106 strikes after the crank shaft 115 has pulled the rod 106 forward sufficiently to open the table 84, 85. When the rod 106 strikes the abutment crank shaft 11.3 continues to descend, thus-withdrawing the hook 113 from engagement with the crank shaft. This of course releases the rod l106 and permits the pull of the spring 121 to quickly return the table sections 84, 85 toward one another sov as to Yclosethe table. The action set up by the springs 121 is quick so that the sections 84, close together with a snap. When the section 84 moves into closin position theipinsll are engaged by the s ots 130 thus causing the knife 125 to shift endwise as before explained. This endwise movement of 4the knife 125 together with the blow of the knife on the vines caused by the un of the springs 121 sevcrs the vines which form the shock from the following vines Vled into the hopper' 92 from theJ casin 1 10; The driver will have removed his foot om the lever 108 as soon as the forward imovement of the rody 106 has been effected and thereupon the spring 122 will retract the lever 108 so that when the rod 106 has re- 1l turned to table-closing position the rod will remain in that position while another shock of vines is being formed in the l'pper 9,2. Thus the operation of the libppen will continue, the operator causing the table t0 80'*v open at intervals to de osit the shocks at intervals along the patli of travel 01 the harvester. y f ,.1' y Home rows of bean vines are thickerithan others and it is for this reason 'that the 86 drum 31 can be adjusted toward the surface of the field. If the machine operating along thicker rows of been Vines, the operator will move the handle 19 rearwardly thus causing the forward end of the casing 10 to swing upwardly, thus carrying the darum 31 with it to increase the'space between the drum and surface of the field. If the row of bean vines is thinner the operator will move the handle 19 forwardly so as to depress the forward end of casing 10 thus carrying the drum 31., toward surface'of the field to reduce the sf', ce be# y. tween the drum and surface of the eld. The size of the various gears and rocket l wheels above described will be suc as to 1 preferably drive the belt 43 at substantially the same surface speed as the speed of travel of the harvester over the ground soitliat, Y if the table sections 84, 85 were in o 'A #nl sition, the bean vines picked teeth 33 would merely be raised substantially vertically and then deposited onthe field substantially in the location fromwhichthe vines were raised, the passage ofthe vines 11| through the harvester being substantial at the same rate of speed as that'of the?l vester over the ground. Of course the table sections 84, 85 are interposed between the vines and the field at certain intervals so as to interrupt the flow of vines from tlieharvester to the ground to form the shocks' which are discharged one at atime from the harvester. Thus it is clear that the bean vines will not be unduly shaken and pulled during the harvesting operation and oonL sequently the loss from shakingof the beans from the vines will be a minimum. This is very important for, by the methods ein;` ployed at present in harvesting beans, a relatively large percentage of. the beans ist*-` shaken from the vines and is therefore stantially lost to the grower. 'Y lt is noted that' the particular tion of the means above described pielw m sov before the clods reach the'casing l0.

/ l claim:

l. A harvester :tor beans and theV like comprising traveling means to vpick up the vines from the liel'd, means to receive the vines from the pick up means and to discharge said vines onto the field in shocks, and means to sever the vines in the shock from the 'following vines after discharge of the shock of vines from the harvester.

2. ifi harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formedin sections, means to slide one oit the sections toward and from the other section, traveling means to pick up the vines from the iield and discharge them onto the table, and means operating during the sliding movement ot the irst section.

toward lthe other section to sever the vines.

3. A harvester tor beans and the like comprising a table 'formed in sections, means toY Y vc 1 mo ve one oi the sections toward and nom Athe other section, traveling means to pick up the vines `from the held and discharge them ontothe table, and means to severthe vines. Y

et.. A, harvester' for beans' and the like com'- prising 'a table formed in sections, means toA move one of the sections toward and from the other section, and traveling means to pick np the vines from the'iield' and discharge them onto the table, said sections cooperating to sever the vines.

5. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formed in sections, means to move one of the sectionstoward andlroin the other section, and traveling means to pick up the vines from the field and dis-A charge them Vonto the table, the meeting edge of one of the sections being formed by a knife. Y

6. A harvester for beans and the like comprising. a table formed in sections, means to move one of the sections toward and from the other section, and traveling means to Ypick i'ip the vines from the lfield, and disto pick n'p'the. vines from the field and discharge them onto the table.

8. it, harvester for beans andthe like comi prising a table formed in sections, means to slide the sectionstoward and from one another, traveling means to pick np the vines trom the field and discharge. them onto the table, and means operating during sliding vof the sections toward one another to sever the vines.

9. A harvester for beans and the like com- Y* prising a table formed in sections, meansoperative to Vslide one ot the sections away l:trom the other section and to 'then release the first named section, means to force the iii-st section toward the second section when the iirst section is released, traveling means to pick up theivines from the iield and'disoperating to sever the vines, means to torce the first section toward the second section when the'iirst section is released, and traveling means to pick np the vines Jfrom the iield and discharge them onto the table. Y

ll. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a tableV formed in sections, means operative to move one of the sections away from the other section and to then release the first named section, the meeting edge ot one of the sections being formed by a knife, means to force the first section toward the second section when the firsty section is reeased, and traveling means to pickup` the vines from the field and discharge them onto the table. n l2. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formed in sections, means operative to .slide the sections away from one another and to then release said sections, means to Jiorce the sections toward one another when released, traveling'means to pick up the vines from the field and discharge them "onto the table, and means operating when the sections are released to sever the vines.

13. A harvester for beans andthe likeV comprising a table formed in sections, means operative to move the sections away from one another and to then release said sections, means to torce the sections toward one another when released, said sections coperating when closing'to sever the vines, and traveling means to pick upv the'vines from the lield and discharge them onto the table.

i4. A harvester Jfor beans and the like comprising a table formed in sections,r means operativeto move the sectionsaway 1from one anotherl and to'then release said sections, the meetingl edge of one ot the sections being Jformed by a knife, 4means to Jiorce the sections toward' one another when released, and traveling means. to pick up the vines from the iield and discharge them onto the table. f

l5. A harvester for beans Vand the like comprising a table formed of sections, mea-ns ico' vto moveone of the sections toward and from the other section, the meetin v edge otone of the sections being formed` by a knife, said knife being mounted to shift endwise, means to cause endwise shifting of the knife, and traveling means to pick up the vines from the field and discharge them onto the table.

16. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formedof seotions,means to move one of the sections toward and from the other section, the meeting edge of the first named section being formed by a knife, said knife being mounted to shift endwise, means operative by the movement of the first named section to cause endwise shifting of the knife, and traveling means to pick up the vines Jfrom the field and discharge them onto the table.

17. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formed of sections, means to move one of the sections away from the other section and to then release said other section, the meeting edge of the first named section being formed b a knife, said knife being mounted to shi t endwise, means to return the first named section toward the second section when released, means operative by the return movement of the first section to cause endwise shifting of the knife, and traveling means to pick up the vines from the field and discharge them onto the table.

18. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a traveling rotary drum, teeth at the periphery of the drum to pick up vines as the drum rotates, means to rake the vines from the drum, and means to cut the vines.

19. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a traveling rotary drum, teeth adapted to project from the periphery of the drum, means to move the teeth in and out whilethe drum rotates, means to rake the vines away from the drum, and means to cut the vines.

20. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a traveling rotary drum, teeth adapted to project from the periphery of the drum, means operative b v rotation of the drum to move the teeth in and out, means to rake the vines away from the drum, and means to cut the vines.

21. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a traveling rotary drum, teeth adapted to project from the periphery of the drum, a casing having one end disposed adjacent the upper portion of the periphery of the drum, an endless belt traveling in the casing and having one end above and spaced from the drum and having fingers to rake the vines from the drum onto the bottom of the casing, the bottom of the casing being substantially tangential to the periphery of the drum, and means to move the teeth out at the lower portions of the drum and to move said teeth in at the upper per-Y tions of the drum.

22. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a traveling frame, a casing pivoted intermediate of its ends to the frame, a ro-.

tary drum mounted on one end of the casing, teeth on the drum to pick up vines from the field, means in the casing to move the vines from the drum through'the casing,

and means to hold the casing at differenti.

angles relative to the frame. -i l 23. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a rotary drum, teeth on the drum to pick up vines from the field, a. vtraveling frame, a casing movably mounted pn the frame and having its forward end disposed near the drum, means in the casing to move the vines from the drum through the casing, and means to move the drum and forl ward end of the casing together toward and l,

from the surface of the field.

24. A harvester for beans and the like comprising means to pick up vines' from the field, a traveling frame, a casing movt ably mounted on the frame and having its forward end disposed near the pick upV means, means in the casing to move the vines from the pick up means through the casing, and means to move the pick up, means and forward end of the casing together towardY and from the surface of the field.

25. A harvester for beans and the like` comprising a table formed of relatively movable sections, means to pick up the vines p from the field and discharge them upon the table, a crank, means to turn the crank, a rod having a hook, means operatively connecting the rod to the sections to move them, means to move the rod endwise into different positions to cause the hook to move into and out of the path of travel of the crank, and an abutment to limit the downward movement of the rod when the hook is engaged'by the crank so as to disengage the hook from the crank.

26. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a table formed of relatively y.

movable sections, means to pick up the vines from the Held and discharge them upon the table, a rotating member, a member having a hook, means operatively connecting the last named member with the sections to move 27. A harvester for beans and the like comprising a sled, knives on the forward portion of the sled to cut the vines from their stalks, an axle mounted on the rear portion of the sled, ground Wheelson the axle, and

means mounted on the sled rearward of the Y comprising a frame, an aXle on the traine,

ground Wheels on the axle,n1eans Connected .-Witli the ground Wheels and operative by turning of the ground Wheels to piek up the vines from the eld, means to receive the vines frorn the pick-up means to disn charge said vines on to the field n'shooks,l and means to sever the vines in the shock 'from the following Vines after discharge of 15V f the shook of vines from the harvester.

Signed at Los Angeles,V California, this 15th day of January, 1919. j

v a JOHN LEUK. Witnesses: Y

GEORGE H. HILEs, L. BELLE WEAVER. 

